Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
In re Archy 9 Cal. 147 1858 0 California
Arabas v. Ivers 1 Root 92 1784 0 Illegally imprisoned Connecticut
Patton v. Hamner 33 Ala. 307 1858 0 Detinue for enslaved persons Alabama
Pennington's Exrs. v. Yell 11 Ark. 212 1850 0 Bond dispute Arkansas
Givens v. Manns 20 Va. 191 1818 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Tayloe v. Graves 1 Jefferson 40 1736 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Pool v. Morris 29 Ga. 374 1859 0 Equity action for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Matter of Coates 3 Abb. Ct. App. 231 1856 1 New York
Heirs of Capal v. M'Millan 8 Port. 197 1838 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Davis v. Gaines 28 Ark. 440 1873 0 Debt secured by enslaved persons Ark.
Ball v. Wallace 32 Ga. 170 1861 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Coles v. County of Madison 1 Ill. 154 1826 0 Illinois
Traun v. Keiffer 31 Ala. 136 1857 0 Detinue Alabama
Harrison v. Harrison 5 Va. 419 1799 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Lockhart v. Horn 15 F. Cas. 751 1871 0 Estate dispute United States
Hitchcock v. Lukens 8 Port. 333 1838 0 Recovery for damages for loss of enslaved person Alabama
Aaron v. State 39 Ala. 684 1866 0 Indictment for larceny Alabama
Robinson v. Adams' Lessee 4 Dall. Append. XII 1788 0 Will transference of an enslaved woman to a man's son
U.S. v. Morris 1 Curt C. C. 23 1851 0 Indictment for misdemeanor Circuit Court, D. Mass.
Inhabitants of Stockbridge v. Inhabitants of West Stockbridge 12 Mass. 400 1815 0 Recovery for expenses SC of Mass.